Merlin Beach (2021) Horse
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Merlin Beach is a 5yo bay gelding trained by Glenn Stevenson. He is by Turn Me Loose out of Viviane. He has won three races to date. On 19 Aug 2026 at Hobart, he secured his biggest victory, earning the $25,000 Bm66 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston 09-Oct-26 2000m GOOD 4 R7 BM66 $500 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:11.410, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 1st Happy Clan ( R Lynch 61 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Johnnie Pinch ( E B Burke 57 ) 1.50L 3rd Sugoi Legend ( H Mccarthy 54 ) 2.25L 5th Merlin Beach ( A Darmanin 58 ) 4.25L See full results | A Darmanin 58kg 4.25L | 5 (5) |
| Launceston 25-Sep-26 2150m GOOD 4 R9 BM68 $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:22.300, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st Native Clan ( C Newitt 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Merlin Beach ( A Darmanin 57 ) 0.15L 3rd Happy Clan ( S K Kennedy 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.61L See full results | A Darmanin 57kg 0.15L | 2 (7) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 09-Sep-26 1880m SYNTHETIC R8 HCP $2,025 (of $45,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:57.330, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Shy Guy ( L G Bingley 57.5 ) 2nd Azonto ( C Newitt 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.06L 3rd Zewinna ( C Hefel 57 ) 1.31L 4th Merlin Beach ( T Baker 54 ) 2.56L See full results | T Baker 54kg 2.56L | 4 (7) |
| Hobart 19-Aug-26 2400m SOFT 5 R6 BM66 $15,625 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:33.890, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.130 1st Merlin Beach ( A Darmanin 56.5 ) 2nd Native Clan ( E L B Burke 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Bulbuk ( C V Munster 54 ) 1.15L See full results | A Darmanin 56.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Hobart 05-Aug-26 2100m SOFT 6 R1 BM66 $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:15.620, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.790 1st Native Clan ( S K Kennedy 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Merlin Beach ( A Darmanin 56.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Happy Clan ( T A Cameron 62 , Cd 58 ) 1.25L See full results | A Darmanin 56.5kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |